New Classic LA is a website engaged with the avant garde music scene in Los Angeles.
Founded in 2011 by Nick Norton and now run by Richard An, we feature concert reviews, interviews with artists, and a calendar of events we think our readers will be interested in.
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Upcoming Concerts
- Thursday, January 23 2025
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Colin Hay
Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine University
8:00 PMBeloved for his intimate, confessional live shows, Colin Hay is widely known for being the influential and celebrated front man of Men At Work with its multiplatinum hits that include "Down Under," "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Overkill" among many others. Hay’s solo catalog includes such hits as "Waiting for My Real Life to Begin" and "Beautiful World.". In Hay's extraordinary new solo album, Now and the Evermore, he faces down struggle, loss, and even his own mortality with grit and wit at every turn. Written and recorded in Hay’s adopted hometown of Los Angeles, the collection is a defiantly joyful celebration of life and love, one that insists on finding silver linings and reasons to smile.
colinhay.com
tickets: https://arts.pepperdine.edu/events/2024-2025-season/colin-hay.htm
$58–$78
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- Saturday, January 25 2025
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Pasadena Symphony: Mozart "Jupiter" Symphony
Ambassador Auditorium
2:00 PMCost: Tickets from $49-$145
Contact: boxoffice@pasadenasymphony-pops.org
A vibrant work by 2024 GRAMMY-winner Jessie Montgomery heralds the New Year with trailblazing composer Florence Price’s soul-stirring piano concerto and Mozart’s incomparable final symphony – pure exhilaration!
Program:
Jessie Montgomery Starburst
Florence Price Concerto for Piano in One Movement
Mozart Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”Artists:
Pasadena Symphony
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Inon Barnatan, pianoFor more information & Buy Tickets: https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/concert/mozart-jupiter-symphony/
Additional performance time: 8:00pm
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- Sunday, January 26 2025
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Balourdet Quintet
Raitt Recital Hall, Pepperdine University
2:00 PMDiscover the Balourdet Quartet, currently serving as the graduate quartet in residence at the esteemed Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. This quartet achieved the Grand Prize at the 2021 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, along with accolades from international competitions such as Banff, Borciani, and Carl Nielsen. The quartet’s unique closeness and willingness to take creative risks earned it the 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant, as well as Chamber Music America’s 2024 Cleveland Quartet Award.
balourdetquartet.com
tickets: https://arts.pepperdine.edu/events/2024-2025-season/balourdet-quartet.htm
$33
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